The Train to Impossible Places
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–12 · 2018 · Est. 10 hour read

The Train to Impossible Places

Written by P. G. Bell

Book #1 in the Train to Impossible Places series

A girl must choose between saving a friend or risking everything on a magical train journey.

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400 pages· 71,359 words· Est. 10 hour read
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Suzy's world flips when a magical train crashes through her living room. Now, as Deputy Post Master, she must deliver a talking snow globe to the sinister Lady Crepuscula. But the globe, Frederick, holds secrets that could endanger the entire Union of Impossible Places. Suzy faces a heart-wrenching decision: protect Frederick and risk her friends' safety, or complete the delivery and doom countless worlds. With the stakes sky-high, Suzy's courage and wit are put to the ultimate test in this thrilling adventure.

From the publisher

A train that travels through impossible places. A boy trapped in a snow globe. And a girl who’s about to go on the adventure of a lifetime.Suzy Smith believes in science. Then the Impossible Postal Express comes roaring through her living room and her world turns upside down. After sneaking on board, Suzy suddenly finds herself Deputy Post Master aboard the train,and faced with her first delivery—to the evil Lady Crepuscula. Then, the package itself begs Suzy not to deliver him. A talking snow globe, Frederick has information Crepuscula could use to take over the entire Union of Impossible Places.But when protecting Frederick means putting her friends in danger, Suzy has to make a difficult choice—with the fate of the entire Union at stake

At a glance
Format
Pages
400
Words
71,359
Reading age
7–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
750L
Themes & topics
Books about trainsBooks about scienceBooks about imaginationBooks about travelBooks about magic
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Really fun, imaginative story with good world building and an amazing train.

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~R
AR points
11
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
500531
Publication
Published
October 1, 2019
First published
October 2, 2018
Publisher
Square Fish
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781250211422

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